Matthew Cranston | The Australian Financial Review | 21 May 2019 https://www.afr.com/news/economy/rba-signals-june-rate-cut-20190519-p51p12 Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has given his clearest signal yet that interest rates will be cut next month, suggesting that a recent rise in the unemployment rate was enough to prevent inflation targets from being met. “A lower cash rate […]
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James Frost & John Kehoe | The Australian Financial Review | 20 May 2019 https://www.afr.com/real-estate/residential/property-s-bumper-policy-week-will-lift-house-prices-soon-20190524-p51qpk A suite of favourable policy proposals and drivers of property demand that materialised this week will not be enough to reverse falling house prices immediately but leading industry executives say a bounce is not far off. The shock re-election of […]
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Michael Bleby & Tim Boyd | The Australian Financial Review | 23 May 2019 https://www.afr.com/real-estate/residential/people-are-ringing-for-appraisals-agents-feel-post-election-pickup-20190523-p51qde Sydney’s housing market has welcomed the end of the federal election campaign, with vendors and buyers shaking off the uncertainty about negative gearing and capital gains tax changes. “It was pretty much Monday morning,” said Paddington agent Catherine Dixon of […]
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James Frost | The Australian Financial Review | 21 May 2019 https://www.afr.com/business/banking-and-finance/apra-scraps-7pc-home-loan-buffer-20190521-p51phr The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has written to banks proposing the 7 per cent serviceability buffer on home loans be removed, in good news for borrowers and the property market. APRA’s serviceability buffers were introduced in December 2014 as a way of tempering […]
[...]James Frost & John Kehoe | The Australian Financial Review | 20 May 2019 https://www.afr.com/business/banking-and-finance/hallelujah-brokers-rejoice-over-coalition-win-20190520-p51p78 Mortgage brokers are celebrating the re-election of the Coalition and the salvation of valuable trailing commissions that were poised to be banned under a Labor government. Yellow Brick Road executive chairman Mark Bouris, who made pre-election robocalls to voters warning […]
[...]Karen Maley | The Australian Financial Review | 10 May 2019 https://www.afr.com/business/banking-and-finance/phil-lowe-s-finger-hovering-above-rate-cut-button-20190510-p51m0d Australia is set to see interest rates hit fresh historic lows in coming months, unless strong jobs market and rising commodity prices come to the aid of dwindling growth and inflation. Reserve Bank governor Phil Lowe has his finger poised over the interest […]
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